The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 continues to increase. The situation in Iran is apparently deteriorating drastically. Now terrifying aerial photographs appeared from there.
- New infections with the new type of corona virus continue to increase worldwide
- Iran is currently particularly affected - the government is apparently trying to cover up something there
- Numerous people around the world have become infected - we now speak of a pandemic
Update from March 14, 7:05 p.m .:
In Afghanistan, concern is growing
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- Spread closed all public and private educational institutions. Several ministries had submitted a proposal, government spokesman Sedik Sedikki tweeted on Saturday evening (local time).
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All sporting events in the country have been canceled until further notice to limit the spread of the virus , tweeted Waheed Omar, general manager of the office for public and strategic affairs. There are enormous restrictions for the Persian New Year , which starts in a week. Traditional celebrations in the northern province of Balch and the capital Kabul have been canceled.
Overall, the number of people infected with Covid-19 rose to 11 on Saturday, the Ministry of Health said. However, the actual number is likely to be significantly higher. According to the UN Agency for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA), there is also concern about traffic on the border with neighboring Iran . Accordingly, thousands of Afghans have been coming back across the border for days.
Coronavirus: Terrifying aerial photos from Iran - epidemic more serious there?
Afghanistan is suffering from undersupply after almost two decades of war. In many places there is a lack of personnel and equipment, also for testing for the new corona virus.
Munich - The coronavirus * is spreading rapidly on the planet, now one speaks of a pandemic because numerous people have contracted Sars-CoV-2.
While there is now an exceptional situation in Europe and the respective governments in the countries concerned, such as Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria or Switzerland, are taking extensive measures, the situation in Iran seems to be escalating.
The spread of the corona virus is already taking on dramatic proportions there. The authorities reported 611 deaths on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, 12,729 people are officially infected in Iran. The mortality rate is five percent.
Coronavirus: Terrifying aerial photos from Iran - epidemic more serious there?
Critics see state failure in the corona crisis as the reason for these dramatic figures. In addition, the infection numbers are significantly higher than currently stated. Now horrifying pictures from the city of Qom have been shown. An aerial photo published by the New York Times shows that mass graves have been built in the northern part of the city. A graphic from the Washington Post also shows the mass graves.
As the number of deaths from #Corona in #Iran increases, Iran is preparing a myriad of finished graves. # COVID2019 # COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/J528h58diq
- Abbas Salamat (@AbbasSalamat) March 10, 2020So was the epidemic much bigger than the authorities reported? And has the government tried to cover up the higher death toll ? At the end of February, it was said that only twelve people officially fell victim to the coronavirus * in Qom . But supposedly there were 50 deaths.
Coronavirus: mass graves in Qom - is the government in Iran trying to cover up the scale of the?
Iranian Deputy Minister of Health Iraj Harirchi vehemently denied the allegations. In the meantime, he has been infected with the corona virus.
The corona pandemic is also causing a lot of uncertainty in Germany, which is what panic makers use to spread false reports. Even across national borders.
In addition, Donald Trump confuses the public even in times of the corona virus. After refusing a test for the disease so far and underpinning it with a public appearance, the US president suddenly sounded very different tones on the same date when asked by a journalist, according to the US media.
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